[untog]

Of all the places to use that absurd made up concept of "bleaching a server"... Hacker News ain't it.

[malandrew]

Considering that one piece of software that was used in the incident alluded to was called BleachBit, it's an appropriate use of words AFAICT.

[untog]

Do people often refer to 'bleaching' when they use BleachBit? I've never heard it used.

[zests]

Another elected official used the term 'bleaching' or 'acid washing' or something. Don't quote me on this but I seem to recall a fact checking agency rating the statement as "false" because "bleach was not used, it was software called bleachbit".

It was a culture war microcosm.

[naniwaduni]

You may be thinking of this post: https://www.factcheck.org/2016/09/trump-pence-acid-wash-fact... ?

[bigbubba]

I don't think I've ever heard of that particular software in any other context so... hard to say?